Woman, 32, is paralysed in hospital after being caught in crossfire in Hackney

A woman,32, has been left paralysed after being caught in crossfire, as police arrest three men over a gang-related gunfight in Hackney.    On December 15, a 28-year old man was arrested on suspicion of attempted murder and possession of a firearm with intent to endanger life, while four days later, two other men, aged 20 and … Read more

Two Russian hooligans are jailed for beating English fan into coma leaving him paralysed at Euros 

Two Russian hooligans who battered an English football fan into a coma and left him paralysed at the Euro 2016 tournament have been jailed. Pavel Kosov, a 33-year-old truck driver, was jailed for ten years for leading the attack on Andrew Bache, 55, ahead of England’s opening match against Russia in Marseille. PE teacher Mikhail … Read more

British charity worker blinded and paralysed after cobra bite in India while battling Covid-19 

British charity worker is blind and paralysed after being bitten by cobra in Indian village while battling his second bout of Covid-19 Ian Jones in intensive care after being being bitten by a black king cobra in India He has been left blinded and paralysed in an Indian hospital after the snake bite The former … Read more

Father-of-two, 38, was left paralysed after freak accident doing a forward roll

Father-of-two, 38, was left paralysed after freak accident doing a forward roll at a family BBQ Wayne Duckworth, 38, from Stockport, had been performing a roly poly indoors  The stunt went horrifically wrong and he realised he could not move his body  Father was rushed to Salford Royal hospital and underwent emergency surgery   By … Read more

Physiotherapist who paralysed an RAF contractor is struck off 

Physiotherapist who paralysed an RAF contractor during a ‘vigorous’ spinal ‘manipulation’ treatment is struck off Jason Davidson left paralysed after physiotherapist gave him intense treatment  William Cooper performed the thoracic spine manipulation on Davidson  The former US Air Force serviceman had complained of ‘acute’ shoulder pain Davidson will now spend the rest of his life … Read more

Disabled man leaps out wheelchair to save drowning man on SAME pier that paralysed him

Incredible moment disabled man leaps out of wheelchair and into sea to save drowning man… while he’s filming documentary about how he became paralysed by jumping off SAME pier Nikita Vankov leaped from his wheelchair to assist three men in the sea  The licensed paradiver was filming on the pier in Anapa, Russia, on October … Read more

Woman, 20, dies two weeks after horrific gang-rape by four men in India that left her paralysed

A 20-year-old woman has died two weeks after an horrific gang-rape by four men in India that left her paralysed with a broken spine. The men, who are described as ‘upper caste’ in local media, attacked the woman near her home in the Hathras region, around 60 miles from Delhi, on September 14. The unnamed … Read more

Mother who thought she had a tummy ache woke up paralysed

A ‘healthy and active’ mother who went to bed thinking she had stomach ache has revealed her devastation after waking up paralysed from the waist down. Emese Illes-Toth, 44, from Hemel Hempstead, had enjoyed a normal weekend visiting a farm and walking to the post office with her son Almos Otvos, 10, but woke up … Read more

Paralysed by paranoia: ROBERT HARDMAN says scariest part of ghost town Britain is irrational fears

The sepulchral gloom suddenly starts to lift as I walk along Gracechurch Street. From round the corner comes a strange, exciting sound seldom heard in the City of London in recent months: laughter, raised voices, the clinking of glasses. I turn into Leadenhall Market and there it is — an after-work pub crowd spilling out … Read more

You’ve been meaning to start investing but are paralysed by choice? ADRIAN LOWERY’s five tips

You have decided savings rates are just too poor and you want to invest.  Whether you have taken financial advice or not, you have looked at your pension arrangements and your cash savings, you’ve considered the risks, you can lock your money away for at least five years and want to start an investing Isa.  … Read more